Description
Our client is an innovative healthcare solutions company dedicated to providing affordable, accessible services while maintaining a personal connection for patients. Thousands of workers are protected and healthier due to the efforts and innovations of this AHA Platinum level company.
The Senior IT Staff Consultant will be responsible for aligning technology solutions with business strategies, and addressing complex issues and interactions that have strategic impact. S/He will facilitate the design of a piece of IT technology among senior business and IT management, and then program manage the implementation of the design.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide strategic consultancy support to IT and Business partners in defining or designing business processes and researching and identifying enabling technologies based on business requirements.
- Direct projects and be responsible for the overall implementation and execution of project and performance criteria; maintain full knowledge of all phases of business-specific technology implementations.
- Actively seek ways to apply technology to business processes, researching and providing information on technical trends and competitors' practices relevant to the assigned technical or business area.
- Assess near-term needs, utilizing structured interview processes to establish business priorities; consult with other subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions; advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
- Facilitate the brokering of services within the IT community on behalf of IT and Business partners; coordinate multisystem solutions to clarify interdependence so that systems appear seamless to customers.
- Ally with other IT functional areas to remain apprised of project and available technology status and inform customer management of progress; conversely, keep IT's technology and management team aware of user issues and potential potholes or resolve conflicts.
- Facilitate development of cross-line of business and multiple-technical discipline solutions that combine knowledge of particular business processes and issues, specific technologic options, and process facilitation techniques.
- Develop, motivate and direct staff (generally indirect reports, but may include limited direct reports) to create a team environment and enable staff to fulfil the division's operating and strategic objectives.
- Maintain regular contact with management and personnel of assigned department/unit and IT personnel on specific projects.
- Partner with the functional groups within the IT organization to communicate and clarify business needs, identifying creative applications of technology to meet those needs; contribute to the development of long-range system plans, and ensure products and services are aligned with business needs.
- Conduct business process and technology analyses, needs assessments, and preliminary cost versus benefit measurements; and communicate trends and requirements to and from customers and IT, with particular emphasis on their technical areas of expertise.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in computer science, management information systems, related technical curricula or equivalent work experience
- JCAPS, J2EE, Web Services, and JMS REQUIRED
- PLUS skills: UNIX, Shell Scripting, Agile experience, Spring and/or Tomcat
- At least 10 years of experience: IT experiences in business systems analysis in a large-scale environment across multiple hardware and software platforms; Detailed demonstrated subject matter expertise; includes working closely within IT in the development and implementation of large-scale systems; Business process re-engineering or process improvements is desirable, involving broad-based information systems and utilizing tools, enabling technologies and techniques to effect business change
- At least 5 years of experience in project management and execution of large development projects (or co-management with IT or business unit/corporate department)
- Significant experience and knowledge in new computing architectures and implementation of networked and Client Server computing structure emphasizing the PC; experience with Intranet development and implementation
- 2+ years of management experience including demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and leadership, with strong abilities in relationship management; Experience in managing resources to meet goals across multiple projects; Experience in leading multidiscipline, high performance work teams/groups; Demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems; Demonstrated high competency in project management
- Knowledge of industry business practices and direction
- Recognized as an industry expert in a specific technical discipline; this includes one or more external certification, if available, of the incumbent's mastery of the subject technologies and their application
- Strong technical knowledge and ability to express complex technical concepts in terms that are understandable to the business
- Strong project management skills; experience in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale projects from vision through implementation, involving internal personnel, contractors, and vendors; ability to analyze project needs and determine resources needed to meet objectives
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all management levels
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills; Demonstrated track record in new concept development for a variety of projects and complex technical plans
- Ability to solve problems involving remote and elusive systems often spanning multiple environments in a business area and spanning diverse technologies
- Accountable for all actions/responsibilities described in the company's policies and procedures as they relate to this position
Occasional travel may be required.
Work Location: Seattle, WA
Number of positions available: 3
Estimated duration: 7 months
Telecommuting: Yes